Archive for the ‘Cardiff’ Category
Cardiff greets the mop-heads
Bootleg Beatles - Rex Features
By Sophie Clissett. Cardiff saw the return of legendary tribute band the ‘Bootleg Beatles’ last night for what is their thirty-year anniversary tour. The band, which started life at a student party in Tiverton, Devon played to a packed out venue at St Davids Hall, to the delight of 2000 fans.
Using film footage of the period and ‘with a little help from’ their regular brass and string ensemble the show traces the history of the Beatles from the Fab Four, to the Revolver period, Sgt Pepper years and finally Let it Be phase.
Crowds flock to the call of the New Moon
Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen)
By Scarlett Chamberlain. Anyone with a teenage daughter or who has been in a 10 mile radius of a television or computer in the last year will know what the film ‘Twilight’ is. This weekend sees the opening of its eagerly anticipated sequel ‘New Moon’. Read the rest of this entry »
Viva la Spillers. Spillers am byth
Spillers Records
By Rowena Wilcox. Chipped paint work, dirty windows and an overwhelming stench of dust get buried in the back of your mind when you spot vintage records from your childhood or a poster advertising Wales’ finest new talent in the world’s oldest record store. Read the rest of this entry »
Time please … for a change
PUBS in rural Vale of Glamorgan have been resilient to the recession, but must innovate to survive, say industry campaigners. With almost 1,500 pubs in the UK having shut their doors in 2008 because of the economic climate and the smoking ban, fears that the Vale’s network of country drinking holes are on borrowed time have grown.
Read more at Vale of Cheers, the website of Glamorgan postgraduate student Delme Parfitt.
Students meet the professionals
Atrium - home of Creative and Cultural Industries
By Abhijan Barua . The Atrium hosted a careers seminar for students across South Wales to attend and meet a panel of successful professionals from different media fields. Co-organised by Skillset Screen Academy Wales and the Royal Television Society, the seminar panel was chaired by international award winning theatre director Ceri Sherlock. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change warning
By Adam Davies. A leading Welsh politician has warned: “We are fast approaching the tipping point when the effects of climate change will be irreversible and the UK Government needs to act sooner rather than later.” That’s the view of Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member, Jenny Randerson, speaking at a climate change meeting held on a weekend when events took place across the world urging political leaders to act now to prevent the effects of global warming worsening. Read the rest of this entry »
Student gig from a star-studded college
Funeral For a Friend (Rex Features)
By Matthew Orefice. Students from the course at Bridgend College that gave the world Bullet for My Valentine and Funeral for a Friend have hosted a gig at Sapphire’s club in the town centre. The students performed an array of songs by artists such as Lady GaGa, Michael Jackson, Chuck Berry and Metallica as well as some original material.
Among the fans was Cai Loughran, 18, from Cowbridge Road, Bridgend, who said: “The sound was very good, and there was a fantastic atmosphere. These kids know how to perform!”
The gig was organised by course leader, Paul Jones, as a way of “putting theory into practice”. He teaches the students a wide range of skills, from recording, performance and live sound to musical theatre, drama and musical history. The purpose, as Mr Jones said, is: “To show the students that it’s not all about the rock star lifestyle and [that] there are many different avenues to take in the creative industries”. Read the rest of this entry »
Analogue blogger’s Cardiff visit
By Charlotte Final. A chalkboard-newspaper from West Africa has been on display on St John Street in Cardiff. Alfred Sirleaf, known as the ‘analogue blogger’, writes the latest news headlines on the board which is normally placed at the side of a busy street in Liberia’s capital city. Read the rest of this entry »
Battle of the bands
By David Varty. Bands from across South Wales have just battled it out for a chance to win £500 cash and a professional recording opportunity. Competitors from Swansea, Cardiff, Neath and Port Talbot were showcasing their talents in front of special guest judges and a packed crowd in Swansea venue The Milkwood Jam. Read the rest of this entry »
Spillers’ gig
By Robert Johnson. The oldest record store in the world is still gathering a crowd after 115 years. Spillers Records welcomed the public to a free gig recently, to celebrate the store’s continuing success. Read the rest of this entry »
